Snapper season re-opens in Florida’s state waters

Posted on September 4, 2015

The recreational red snapper season for Gulf state waters re-opens to harvest Labor Day weekend, Sept. 5-7, and will continue to be open for Saturdays and Sundays in September and October with the last day of harvest being Sunday, Nov. 1.

At its April 16 meeting in Tallahassee, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved a 70-day recreational red snapper season in Gulf state waters. The 2015 season started the Saturday before Memorial Day (May 23) and ran through July 12. The re-opening of red snapper season for Labor Day weekend and weekends in September and October will give anglers additional fishing opportunities in the fall.

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